Jerian Grant

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Jerian Grant
No. 13 – New York Knicks
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-10-09) October 9, 1992 (age 32)
Silver Spring, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school DeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland)
College Notre Dame (2011–2015)
NBA draft 2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 19th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career 2015–present
Career history
2015–present New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Holdyn Jerian Grant (born October 9, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball with the University of Notre Dame and was considered one of the top college players in the nation for the 2014–15 season. After being selected with the 19th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2015 NBA draft, his rights were sent to the Atlanta Hawks and then moved again to the New York Knicks on draft night.

College career

After a high school career at prep power DeMatha Catholic High School, Grant came to Notre Dame to play for coach Mike Brey. After redshirting his freshman season,[1] Grant was named to the Big East Conference All-Rookie team after averaging 12.3 points and 4.97 assists per game.[2] In his second season with the Irish, Grant was named second-team All-Big East after averaging 13.3 points and 5.5 assists per game.[3]

After the 2012–13 season, Notre Dame moved from the Big East to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Based on his strong sophomore campaign, Grant was voted onto the preseason All-ACC team.[4] Grant had a strong start to the season, leading the Fighting Irish at 19.01 points per game during their 8–4 start. But on December 23, 2013 Grant was ruled academically ineligible for the rest of the season and forced to withdraw from Notre Dame.[5] Grant chose to return to Notre Dame rather than declare his eligibility for the 2014 NBA draft.[6]

Grant returned to Notre Dame for the 2014–15 season. Grant immediately helped the Fighting Irish to a 20–3 start and Grant personally had a breakout season as the leader of the team's highly efficient offense.[7] He was named to the midseason watch lists for the John R. Wooden Award and the Oscar Robertson Trophy.[8][9] The Grant-led Irish finished the year with a 32-6 record and an ACC Tournament championship; they advanced to the Elite 8 in the Midwest Region, where they lost to an undefeated Kentucky team by 2 points.[10]

Professional career

New York Knicks (2015–present)

Grant was selected the 19th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2015 NBA draft. His rights were subsequently traded to the Atlanta Hawks before finally being traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Tim Hardaway, Jr.[11] He later joined the Knicks for the 2015 NBA Summer League where he averaged 11.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists in five games.[12] On July 30, 2015, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Knicks.[13] On December 2, he tied his season-high of 12 points in a win over his brother Jerami and the Philadelphia 76ers.[14] On January 12, 2016, he had a season-best game with 16 points and 8 assists in a 120–114 win over the Boston Celtics.[15]

Personal

Jerian Grant is the son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Harvey Grant. He has two brothers who play basketball professionally – oldest brother Jerai has played in several leagues around the world and younger brother Jerami plays for the Philadelphia 76ers. Youngest brother Jaelin has followed his three older brothers to DeMatha, where he is completing his senior season. His uncle Horace Grant was an NBA All-Star and won four championships with the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.[16]

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  12. ↑ 2015 Summer League Player Profile – Jerian Grant
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  14. ↑ Jerian Grant 2015-16 Game Log
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